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Cultivator Shovel (open access)

Cultivator Shovel

Patent for a small shovel, with a blade that can be detached for repairs or replacement.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Abramson, August
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flexible Stay Bolt (open access)

Flexible Stay Bolt

Patent for Flexible Stay Bolt
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Bearicks, Charles F
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Pipe Coupling (open access)

Air Pipe Coupling

Patent for the air-pipe coupling. This invention relates to improvements in couplers for air other liquid pipes. The improvement is primarily designed for connecting the fluid pipes of an air brake system between the locomotive and coaches of railway trains.
Date: September 23, 1916
Creator: Bonelli, Liborio C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle

Patent for Non-Refillable Bottle
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Burch, Charles E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fluid Vending Machine (open access)

Fluid Vending Machine

Patent for machine designed to vend fluids such as gasoline once a coin is inserted into the designated slot. Offers adjustment of amount of dispensed liquid, in accordance with the fluxuations in price.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Chandler, Jason M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator (open access)

Ventilator

Patent for Ventilator
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Curtis, Thomas R
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measuring Device (open access)

Measuring Device

Patent for measurement device, specifically for the measurement of the hem of a garment. Includes two small affixments that act as placemarkers of the measured number, allowing for the measurement of the hem, as well as the distance from the floor.
Date: September 19, 1916
Creator: Davis, Margaret L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn Dasher (open access)

Churn Dasher

Patent for a device used to make butter by churning cream.
Date: September 7, 1916
Creator: Davis, Thomas C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pencil-Sharpener. (open access)

Pencil-Sharpener.

Patent for an improved pencil sharpening attachment that attaches to the driving shaft of the motor of an electric fan. The fan serves the purpose of acting as a fan and sharpening a pencil.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Dodd, Chester C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for object that provides "a comparatively simple mechanism for multiplying the efficient power of a prime mover of any well known types" and "designed to conserve and utilize kinetic energy and apply momentum with the utmost economy in order to retain the result sought."
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Multiplying Mechanism (open access)

Power Multiplying Mechanism

Patent for a power multiplying mechanism that maximizes the effect of utilized kinetic energy.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Dominguez, Salvador
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fishing Device. (open access)

Fishing Device.

Patent for fishing gear belt/straps that can be worn by fisherman to support fishing pole that it "may be temporarily held in fishing position with the hands free" (lines 11-12). Includes illustration of device in use.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Drinkard, Kenton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rim Breaker (open access)

Rim Breaker

Patent for Rim Breaker
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Du Bois, Homer. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Keyboard for Type Writing Machines (open access)

Keyboard for Type Writing Machines

Patent for Keyboard for Type Writing Machines
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Edwards, Alrah B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Harness Attachment (open access)

Harness Attachment

Patent for Harness Attachment
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Eidman, Guy. G
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process of Making Amyl Acetate (open access)

Process of Making Amyl Acetate

Patent for Process of Making Amyl Acetate
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Essex, Harry & Brooks, Benjamin T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transplanter (open access)

Transplanter

Patent for transplanters that allows fro greater ease in the removal of plants from hot beds, using an attached blade to easily cut through extended roots and provide enough accompanying soil for the plant.
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Frakes, Charles A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Joint Reinforcing Attachment (open access)

Pipe Joint Reinforcing Attachment

Patent for Pipe Joint Reinforcing Attachment
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Frilick, Joseph O
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Toy Hoop (open access)

Mechanical Toy Hoop

Patent for improved features for mechanical toy hoops, particularly for toys utilizing trundling hoops.
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Giesecke, Leo
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint (open access)

Rail-Joint

Patent for rail joints which "requires no extra plates or parts like the usual joint; that is stronger and more durable; that it is more readily assembled and that the parts are efficiently united; that only one bolt is required..." (lines 9-14).
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Gilmore, Aaron W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Headlight Control (open access)

Headlight Control

Patent for Headlight Control
Date: September 12, 1916
Creator: Hartman, Reuben. E
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter (open access)

Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter

Patent for Hot and Cold Cotton Seed Cake Cutter
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Helm, Clyde D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe Tongs (open access)

Pipe Tongs

Patent for Pipe Tongs
Date: September 5, 1916
Creator: Hill, Richard Dennie
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folding Chicken-Coop. (open access)

Folding Chicken-Coop.

Patent for folding chicken coop with locking parts when folded or in the upright position. There are also improvements to poultry crates such as occupying minimal space when not in use for shipping purposes, including illustrations.
Date: September 26, 1916
Creator: Jones, Cecil A,
System: The Portal to Texas History